The Ethicurean has learned that California’s leading raw-milk dairy, Organic Pastures, has been named in two personal-injury lawsuits related to a 2006 outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7. Meanwhile, California’s Assembly Agriculture Committee is currently establishing a “blue ribbon commission” to examine whether California’s latest, more stringent coliform requirement has any basis in food-safety science.
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Mini-Digest: Biotech giants lose appetite for hunger help, MS-apprehension, RIP Rusty Butz
Breaking news and developments, such as contaminated-food outbreaks, Farm Bill milestones, and how the farming community is doing around the world.
Quick update on Pollan event
The event last night in Vacaville with Michael Pollan went really well, I think. About 300 people showed up. I was able to ask most of my questions, many of yours, and quite a few of the audience’s. Most importantly, I didn’t trip, fall out of my chair, or spill my (ahem, bottled) water […]
An adventure with live cuisine
Cocina Poblano. Regional Mexican cuisine complete with a live tortilla bar and a wide selection of high-end tequilas comes to Jack London Square. 499 Embarcadero West (at Washington), Oakland; (510) 451-4700. Lunch, dinner daily; weekend brunch.
—San Francisco Chronicle
I don’t have the budget or time to travel the world seeking dining adventures like Tom Parker Bowles […]
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